Good morning. We're going to get started this morning with the invocation led by Reverend Mike Filibur, pastor of Heritage Presbyterian Church. And that'll be followed by the pledge of allegiance led by Kora Allen of Girl Scout Troop 2717. Please stand as you are able. This is God's word from 2 Corinthians. We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body whether good or evil. I invite you those who who have who can in good conscience. Please join me as I pray to Almighty God through Jesus Christ the Lord. In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. Amen. Knowing oh father that we must all appear before the great judgment seat of Christ. It is our aim to be pleasing to you in our actions and thoughts, intentions, and words. In this light, please give this city council and mayor your healthy wisdom, charitable patience, resilient energy, and joyful civility in their plannings and ponderings, decisions, and deliberations so that they may see clearly how to best govern this city. to decide on claims, amend master designs, properly dispose of abandoned buildings, and more. And all in ways that will maintain liberty and justice for all, born and unborn. Please relieve us of the various forms of influenza and RSV that are running through our schools and our homes. We beseech you to give us plentiful rains, plentiful amounts of rains and showers that we may that we have been needing. And thank you, Lord, for the LA rain this last week. Please supply all that we will require this year to replenish our wells and reservoirs and our water sources for the good of our crops and cattle. And finally, please preserve and prosper our city employees, our firefighters, our police officers, our teachers, our hospital personnel, and EMTs. All of these things I bring before you through the mediation of your son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. Thank you, Reverend Philipper, and thank you, Kora. All right. I call this meeting of the city council to order, and we are on item three, office of the mayor. Um, and I do have a resolution that I will present from the front. Alex, you want to join me up here? Well, Alex Rivera is our teacher of the month and we'd like to learn a little bit more about you and so I would ask the clerk to read this resolution. >> Whereas, Mr. Alex Rivera has been named teacher of the month for January 2026 by Putnham City Public Schools Foundation and Rotary Club of Oklahoma City. And whereas Mr. Rivera joined Putham City Schools in 2023, bringing with him more than a decade of experience in music education, during which he has worked to make a lasting impact on students through innovative instruction, meaningful mentorship, and a deep belief in the transform transformative power of the arts. And whereas Mr. Rivera credits his own teachers and mentors who surrounded him with love, care, and encouragement as instrumental in helping him overcome childhood adversity, graduate high school, and become a first generation college student. And whereas Mr. Rivera earned his Bachelor of Music Education in voice from the University of Oklahoma and has since become a passionate advocate for arts education and student empowerment through culturally responsive teaching and inclusive music practices. And whereas Mr. Rivera has demonstrated leadership beyond the classroom by serving as region O chairperson for circle the state presenting at numerous state and national conferences and sharing best practices on topics including diversity and music education bilingual instruction and fostering student engagement through creative learning techniques. And whereas Mr. Rivera expresses his teaching philosophy by saying, "My main goal is to cultivate an environment where it is safe to create, make mistakes, and ask questions, and be your truest self." And whereas Mr. Rivera was named the Putnham City District Teacher of the Year for the previous school year. A recognition that reflects his unwavering dedication to student success, educator collaboration, and the broader mission of Putnham City Schools. And whereas Mr. Rivera inspires students, colleagues, and the community with his belief that together we are the village raising our children to be the next generation to have hope, passion, and purpose, exemplifying the highest ideals of the teaching profession and the values of Putnham City Public Schools. Now therefore, be it resolved by the mayor and council of the city of Oklahoma City that they do hereby recognize and commend Alex Rivera on his selection as the January 2026 teacher of the month by Putnham City Public Schools Foundation and Rotary Club of Oklahoma City. >> Thank you. Well, um that was a lot, but you've you've earned it. Uh district teacher of the year is of course a huge honor, so you're used to to getting this recognition. Well, uh, we want to make sure this is official. So, this is actually resolution, which means we need to pass it. And so, I'm going to see if the council can, uh, make some motions here before we hear from you. We've got a motion in a second. Please cast your votes. I wish to vote. I passes unanimously. Um, well, you know that uh, Putham City Schools is near and dear to my heart. It's my alma mater and where my father taught. And of course you follow in the footsteps of uh uh you know kind of iconic music teachers from that district and it sounds like you are carrying forward that legacy. We would love to hear uh a few words from you Alex if uh if you like and I see that you have in fact prepared something. So that's that's uh well that's that's as long as the resolution Alex. Are you sure? All right. Well the floor is yours. >> I tend to ramble. I'm sorry. Buenos. Good morning to everybody. Thank you so much to everyone here. Uh, I want to first and foremost thank my wife Callie who couldn't be here today. Uh, she is my biggest supporter and encourager and has given me a majority of the best ideas I use in my classroom. Whether it was when I taught middle and high school choir or now when I teach elementary music all while helping our own children at home to be better people and global citizens and the children and youth at New Covenant Christian Church to be open, affirming and truly loving. Without her, I would not be here and I would not be me. I also want to extend a special thank you to the Oklahoma City Council. Uh especially uh Katrina Avers, who I see is not here today, uh who is the councilwoman for W 3 where Hill is located. And a shout out to James Cooper who is the councilman for W 2 where I live. Your work and the work of the rest of the council does not go unnoticed. Thank you so much. Thank you to Mayor Holt and his bold yet thoughtful leadership of our amazing city. I'm so honored to have this moment to let Mayor Holt know that my introduction to your leadership was during my first year at Hilldale. It was early in the school year and you came to read to our kindergarten students. My first thought was, "Oh my goodness, he's so much taller than I expected." But my next thought was how amazing it was that uh the mayor of the largest city in our state, our state's capital, was taking the time out of his busy schedule to read to a room full of squirly 5-year-olds at a title one school and you still have the time to help secure the Olympics in 2028. Uh, that was my first impression of what I would come to find as a beautiful and always progressing relationship between our city and the Putnham City School District. As only a recent transplant to the OKC Metro, but a longtime educator, I try to never take it for granted that the school I work for, the school my own children attend, is cared for by so many wonderful leaders. And by extension, I know this means that my students, my colleagues, my children, and I are cared for by these people as well. Thank you uh all for the time and attention that you take to ensure that Pandm City Schools and the other districts you may represent are growing and thriving. I want to thank Joy Murphy and the Pend City Schools Foundation for their support whether it's coats for kids, funds to attend professional development of new in or new instruments being our biggest cheerleaders everywhere and so much more in between. You all do so much for us. I have phenomenal colleagues and administrators. Emily Jance who could not be here today who allows me to be my unhinged chaotic self every day. She along with Maverick McClendon, Dr. Fred Rhodess, Brandy Musgrave, and countless others work tirelessly to support us at Putham City Schools. All throughout our district, we have dedicated educators who show up every day ready to make a difference in the lives of our children. And I'm grateful to represent them as their teacher of the year. Public education is one of my passions. Teaching kids how to believe in themselves, how to see the inherent worth and value in themselves and in everyone around them brings me joy every single day. I work hard to ensure access to equality education for all my students and have been lucky enough to get to speak to educators all over the country about how to increase access and equity for their own students. But I am just one person. It takes people like those sitting in this room behind me and in front of me and next to me. Um to help us raise Oklahoma's children to a higher standard. one where they not only know how to read, write, do math and science at or above grade level, but a standard where they care for others, think for themselves, find and solve problems, and constantly work for the betterment of our society. I promise I'm almost done. We still We still have children coming to school hungry, cold, sad, anxious, angry. We have undocumented children who believe they are not worth anything because talking heads and gruff voices lie and tell them they aren't. We have children with disabilities who are trying their best but being measured by an unfair metric. We have LG LGBTQ plus youth hiding or harming themselves because of disgusting rhetoric from supposed leaders. I'm grateful that we do have true leaders who not only acknowledge these inequities but are working to find solutions for all our students. Growing up as the poor child of immigrants learning English from TV shows, I am still in disbelief that I stand before you today. But I am an Oklahoma born and raised in public schools and I am so proud of that fact because I see the work of my colleagues daily and I know that we can get back to where we are all proud of Oklahoma public schools again. There are so many amazing and deserving educators in Putham City and the OKC metro. I am deeply humbled and proud to be recognized today by this body of leaders and our fantastic city. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Let's hear for Alex. Thank you so much. Congratulations. >> Uh thank you so much, Alex. And I I would be remiss uh if I didn't mention Dr. Rhodess, longtime superintendent, is retiring this year. This is probably your last visit to city council. So, thank you for your service so much. Thank you. All right, we are back. Um, number four items from council. There are none today. I accidentally sent the city manager out of the room, so we'll come back to him, but there's nothing really there. And then we've got jour uh number six, journal of council proceedings. Uh items A and B we could take with one motion. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Uh passes unanimously. And Mr. City Manager, I uh sent you out of the room right right when you have some duties. I apologize for that. Um so, city manager reports. >> We do not have any reports on today. We just have claims and payroll that's on the agenda and yet that can be found on OKC.gov. >> Okay. And then we're also already at item seven, uh request for uncontested continuences. Uh item 11 A is already listed on the agenda as being deferred to January 27th. Is there anything else, Mr. City Manager? Yes, we have several items that are on beginning on page six. Item 11 F1, unsecured structures. All of these items will be stricken from the agenda. Item B, 2113 Hood Avenue. The owner is secured. Item C, 2117 Hood Avenue, the owner is secured. Item D, 2121 Hood Avenue, the owner has secured. Item F, 817 Northwest 7th Street, the owner has secured. And then item H, 1415 Northwest 34th Street to renotify the owner. Continuing on page seven with abandoned buildings. All of these restricted from the agenda for the same reasons they were in unsecured structures. Item B, 2113 Hood Avenue. Item C, 2117 Hood Avenue. And item D, 2121 Hood Avenue. And that's all the items that I have. >> All right. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Mr. City Manager. Item eight, revocable permits and events. We have item 8A, which is a revocable permit with Arts Council Oklahoma City for the Festival of the Arts, April 22nd through the 26th in the Environs here at City Hall. It doesn't look like anyone has signed up to speak. So, we can just go ahead and uh take a motion on this. Councilwoman Hammond, >> I will move for approval. A motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 8 B is a revocable rightway use permit with the OKC Martin Luther King Jr. Alliance to hold the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday parade on January 19th. uh along Walker and we do have William Jones here to speak on this event. >> Good morning, sir. >> Good morning, >> council members. I'm William Jones, the president for the Monday King Alliance. And this is Where's he at? Oh, please stand up. I know he's talking to me. So, I said, "Well, he's missing." Demetri Bell. He's going to be the parade coordinator for that day. the Mon King parade coordinator. Everything's going very well with the parade. Thank you, Ward Six for helping us out, make sure everything right. We went through your area, got permission from the people, and no one had any issues with us whatsoever over the years. Has been very good. So, we appreciate that. We're going to be blessed. I say blessed because I'm honored to have Mayor Holt as our speaker for our program at 12:15. And after that, we'll be the parade at two o'clock going down Walker to Reno. And that's going to be looking for a good day. The weather should be nice and everything should be real flowing. Well, we have any questions from anyone. >> Yeah, Councilwoman Hammond. >> Well, approval. >> We're um yeah, we'll hope for good weather. Um I know sometimes it's a little chilly, but um uh hope for good weather and just very happy to always host you all in W six. So, I'm happy to move for approval. All right, we have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> All right, we will now recess council and convene as the Oklahoma City Municipal Facilities Authority where we have items A through C we could take with one motion. We have a motion and a second. cast your votes. Passes unanimously. And now we'll adjourn OCMFA and convene as the Oklahoma City Public Property Authority. All we have there are claims and payroll item A. We can go ahead and take a vote on that. However, we have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. We'll adjourn OCPA and reconvene as the council where we are on uh item nine, the consent docket. There are no scheduled presentations. Is there item is there an item that a council member wishes to pull out for a separate comment vote question? >> Your honor, after speaking with Kenny Jordan on item D >> and item AB, I need to ask for a separate vote on that. >> Okay. Um, so a separate vote on D and then a separate vote on what item again? >> AB, please. >> AB is in board. >> Okay. >> Okay. Anything else? If not, we have some items that um residents have signed up to address, so we can start with that. Um, for item 9D, Bert Woodring. >> Okay. If Bert's not here, then >> he's good. >> Oh, okay. >> So, uh, state your name, address, and keep your remarks to three minutes or less. >> Yeah. I'm Bert Woodring, uh, retired record operator. Now, anyway, I want to address about the new bid packet that the council or that the city prepared and everything. I think it's a very good bid packet. It addressed a lot of issues that we had concerns with. It stppled everything out to where everybody uh is aware now of what's going on and I think it's a very good bid packet. Uh my only concern with is that uh in uh the one item in scope of uh services or let's see no it's not scope of service. One second it's in the opportunity. Uh they took out the part where you have four record services in four zones with the record service in each zone. They've added in that the record service can now bid on it that is outside of the zone which u at they took this y'all took this out of the package last time and so we were hoping that it would still be in the package of the original bid that there would be four record services in four zones with a record service uh having a yard in that zone. But at this point I'm going to say that uh at Mr. Presubi at Metro has the best uh location and everything. And I think in this new bid packet that uh he will be the successful bidder. Uh and I think the city will be watching this. The city leaders is going to be watching this real closely and uh I think it'll be a very fair bid. But, uh, in my opinion, uh, I think it should be that four record services and four zones best serves the city because it gives the city four options. And so, u, if there's any questions about that, I'll be more than happy to answer it. But, >> okay. Thank you. >> Uh, next up on this item as well is Alzubi. City Mayor, Council Member, Mayor David Hall. Good morning. My name is Acer Alzi 1313415 North Santa Fe. Uh back in June when the bid pack came out is is like for record service and for different zone. We work hard to have to secure a yard in zone 4. We spend a lot of money in that. And I I believe the intent was uh the reason of it is like Oklahoma City is one of the largest city in in United States and it spread out very good and uh it's convenience for the public but we but thank you all for the opportunity that we're going to be able to bid on it and uh we're not the best or the largest record service in United State but we take care of the business and we'll be there and uh I believe our location is perfect for traffic flow for uh that contract require you to work 247 and we'll be able to do that from where we at. And thank you all for the great leadership and thank you Mayor David Hall for your great leadership making Oklahoma City a good place to live in. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Uh final resident signed up to speak under the consent docket is for item N. Steve Hunt Steve Hunt 2528 Northwest 57 Ward James. Um so 9in TimmyI is part of the massive uh smart cities initiatives that as George Mambia says is a part of the neoliber neoliberalization of cities taking away government functions and handing them to private entities. Um, I was looking this morning at the number of smart cities that are using Timmyi and kind of in an amazing like book of Esther coincidence, they're like a lot of the same cities that are a part of the insolvency of Main Street Sports Group, which is going to happen on Martin Luther King Day. Um, I'd really like to request more open communication about the smart city stuff. They have the language and iconography of the things that liberal progressive folks claim to represent. But it in in actuality, it's a taking over of government functions. And I mentioned that private equity has a 2820 model in which they take 2% of contracts for consulting fees. I met a franchise owner um the other day at Waxing the City who's under um Ror Capital and she told me she didn't even know who that was but she's paying a 2% fee to these people to consult and you know didn't even know. So Timmyi is a part of Opportunity Space Inc. It's uh founded by a guy like his name's like Blake Rainwater or something. He's kind of like a guy you'd see in Midtown wearing a puffer vest and he lives in I think Boston. So there's like this huge paper doll chain connected to opportunity space and there's so many people that are scraping funds from our our municipal coffers and um you know I said I was as deactivated on Facebook two day before mayoral filing and um it's awesome because it led me to get on some other and I'm like becoming a viral star on Tik Tok which is horrible last thing I ever wanted But there's a individual named they them causing mayhem who reached out to me about Timmyi and um said is down in Dallas. Dallas actually signed a three-year agreement with Timmy. I knew that name sounded familiar. We signed off on it in December meeting for code compliance. Basically, it's another way to build out digital twins of >> 30 seconds remaining. digital twin of the city and being creating resident CRM essentially with a 3D visual of your home and being able to attach interactions with the city with your physical property. So, what this is going to do is make people that don't matter, it's going to make it easier when they don't pay their property taxes or whatever for the big financial firms to swoop in and take them. So, thank you. Okay, we are now on item D which council member uh Stonecipher requested a separate vote to be held and you need to recuse. Okay. >> Is that the case with the other one as well? Okay. Very good. All right. So, we'll take those then. Uh now, >> can I make comment on item D? >> Of course. >> Uh Mr. Mayor, um first I I just want to thank you again, city manager. I know we we went through the challenges of the previous RFP and so I appreciate the opportunity for you to that you moved very quickly as promised um to bring this back. Um I do want to bring to light that I did ask some questions about what was commented on regarding um the need for us to for us to require that the uh biders all have a lot that is within zone 4. And I understand that that it was determined that that is not a requirement. But I did just want to just ask again so that everyone is heard. Um how will how will we make up for the cost difference that's associated with having a lot if a bidder is selected who doesn't have a lot in zone 4. How will we make up that cost difference to the consumer? I I think the first thing to say is that that the intent is that we want to make sure we're taking care of the customers and that we're taking care of like when we call because it's service to us that we're not sitting out there for long periods of time holding to wait for them to show up. So, we want to make sure they're served well. Um all we wanted to do with that was create the flexibility that it could be someone serving in more than one area, but I think we do need want to address that. We would address that in the contra contract and we had started that direction with the previous when carab was the one selected previously that they wouldn't charge for a certain distance because they were a certain distance from the border of um that district. So we would try to address that within the contract if that becomes an issue. But I think again it's really trying to focus to making sure we've got the flexibility that we need if we think we have a better provider. But we want to make sure that we are serving. And so if it's one that we select that's within and operating within the district, then we won't have that issue. And so we'll address it in the contract if it does exist. Otherwise, if it's within the district, then we will have it addressed. >> And I appreciate that. And so I know whenever it comes back, I'm just going to say now that will be a concern of mine is that there's no additional cost to the consumer as a result of our if we make the choice to select a lot that's not in zone 4. The other thing that I think is just important to continue to to lift up, and I know that I've shared this with you before, is that we allow new biders, people who don't currently have a contract with Oklahoma City to still have an equal opportunity to compete? >> Absolutely. >> So, it's just important to lift that up. >> That's right. >> So, does that mean that now across the city any any other zone is going to go off of the same style for RFP? Doesn't matter what zone they're in, whether it's one, two, and three, they can all bid on four or vice versa. So, I mean, someone, you know, out in the far east side can bid on, you know, a job that's on the far west side. >> Yeah, I think I think it's creating the flexibility for, but I think an example like that would be really difficult for them to be able to provide that service at the same level. So, they'd have to demonstrate that through the process that they could provide the service at that same level. And so I think it's and they would have to have a sufficient number of drivers and recorders and all to serve both districts. So it's not like you can just way, well, I've got enough to serve this one district. I'm going to stretch that out and serve this other district. You'd have to have another for that other district as well. So I think there's a lot of requirement that's in there that our RFP committee when they review that will ensure that we're confident they can provide the service. >> So it does open it up though. Yes. All right. So, we will take now a vote, if there's a motion, to adopt item 9D motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. And then we'll also take a vote on 9AB if there's a motion. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. And now the remainder of the consent docket we can take a motion on. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. >> Are you going to support your >> passes unanimously? Item 10 is the concurrence docket. Uh there is nothing there today. So that brings us to item 11, items for individual consideration. Item A was previously deferred, which means we're at item B. Uh there are two items here related to each other. Item B2 is an ordinance on final hearing that was recommended for approval reszoning 10201 Southeast 74th from R1 AE1 and AE2 to PUD 2114 AE1 and AE2. There's also item B1 which is an amendment to the master design statement. Uh Councilman Stone, no one has signed up to speak. >> Thank you, mayor. Uh with that, I'll go ahead and move for approval on item B1. Okay. Have a motion and a second on item B1, amendment. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item B2 now. >> Yes. I'll go ahead and move for its approval as well. >> All right. A motion in a second. Cast your votes for B2. says B1 on the screen, but it's really a vote for B2. Passes unanimously. All right. Item 11, C1 and two are related to each other. C2 is an ordinance on final hearing recommended for approval resoning 8701 North Kelly from SPD70 and R1 to PUD 2120. And then C1 is an amendment to the master design statement. Councilman Pennington, no one has signed up to speak. >> Thank you. And I just want to say that um I appreciate the numer I think we're on four notices went out to the immediate neighbors regarding this. So, and I've heard nothing. So, I I feel feel pretty good about that. Um but uh David, I know we talked about making another restriction to one of the use units. Um >> I asked about spectator sports restricted and and you clarified that that is only indoor activities, correct? >> Correct. Yes, sir. >> Okay. And so then the other one, sorry that I don't have it right in front of me. >> 8300.56. >> Yes. Um that we limit that that we just eliminate the ability to use any out we prohibit outdoor concerts and outdoor amplified sound. I just want to make sure we get that on the record. >> Uh David Box 525 North 11. Uh on 8300.56 we will prohibit outdoor concerts and then within that use unit prohibit amplified outdoor sound >> from a process standpoint. Do we just add that as a technical evaluation to the >> So that's that's not included in the amendment that's on the agenda. >> Correct. That's an that's an additional one. >> Then we just need to take an extra vote for that. >> Okay. >> As an amendment. Can I can I move um that the addition of those restrictions to that use unit as stated on the record? >> Okay. >> All right. So, this is a new amendment. Let's see if we can handle this electronically. We have a motion and a second on the motion um on the amendment. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. >> Excellent. If there's no further comment or question, I'll move first to approve the overall amendments that were recommended from the planning commission. Um, amendment to the master design statement, item C1. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second for item C1. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. >> Thank you, mayor. I move to approve of item C2. >> We have a motion and a second on item C2. Cast your votes. >> Thank you unanimously. >> All right. 11 D1 and two are related to each other. D2 is an ordinance on final hearing recommended for denial reszoing uh 1422 Northwest 17 from R1 NU to SPUD 1765NU. Item D1 is an amendment to the master design statement. Uh this was deferred uh a handful of times leading up to today and Councilwoman Ham and there are a few people signed up to speak. >> Yes, thank you. Um I think I'd like to start by just kind of giving an overview of I think where we've been with this and then have um both the applicants representative and then the um folks who have signed up speak. Um, so just to sort of give um some context about how where I understand and Sarah, I might lean on you a little bit to fill in some some gaps if I'm um misrepresenting anything, but um so this is an application in the Gatewood neighborhood um to uh essentially build two new uh dwelling units on the back of a property where there's already a single family home. Um at the planning commission there were a number of technical evaluations that the staff had recommended um that a handful the applicant agreed to but another handful they did not. I believe there was also um a fair amount of conversation that we had just passed the ADU ordinance um which this sort of uh goes above um as far as more than one unit um some things about the size of the the the square footage. Um and so my planning commissioner made uh an a motion um to approve with a handful of the summary the technical evaluations that failed for a lack of a second and then that was where the um the recommendation for denial came from. Um when this came to my desk I did ask that the applicants meet with the protesters because I also got the sense that there wasn't u much communication happening there. Um, and they finally did agree to that. Um, and I think they did address a handful of the concerns that, um, nearby neighbors had related to like building height and some where windows might face, HVAC, those sorts of things. Um, one thing that, uh, I'm still unclear on and, um, and this again, Sarah, this might where I might lean on you, um, is this is, um, contemplated to have a alley only access for these two new units. Um, and my understanding is staff have um requested and started to try to have some consistency around when there's alley only access um that the applicant developer bring that alley up to a uh more sustainable standard maybe is the right um uh so that it's not kind of falling apart as especially as the as the only point of access for the the units. Um so I had asked um the applicant um now represented by David Box um if we could actually contemplate uh actually getting us up to that standard. I believe previously they had agreed to a 2-in overlay, but Debbie, maybe could you share what the public work because and again Sarah, this is might where I need to lean on you about there's and maybe Debbie, you know this too, but it sounds like different departments have different standards. So, it's been a little unclear what city staff were actually asking them to do as far as those standards and I think it sounds like the public works standards is the one we we want to be asking for. So, if you could share what that looks like. >> Sure. Uh Debbie Miller, public works director. Um we have been working with the planning department with um developments that are taking access from the alley. We do have an alley standard which is a valley gutter to make sure that the water drains to the middle of the alley and then drains to the street. So that helps flooding to the adjacent properties. Um and if you're going to take access, you really need to have a hard surface and two inches of asphalt just it doesn't last. Okay. And so to that end, I have asked um the applicant if partially because of this issue with the alley and because I think this application has changed so significantly since that planning commission recommendation um that I would like to send it back to the planning commission to reconsider all of the updates as well as this conversation about the alley. So um yeah, David, if you have anything to share and then maybe um we can also hear from the the people who have signed up. >> Sure. David Box 525 Northwest 11 Street. So, this one's a bit unique in that I did not get involved until after it had gone to planning commission with the recommendation for denial. Um, so when I got involved, my clients and I sat down with uh one of the neighbors who at the time was represented by council. Uh, we met at her lawyer's office. We talked through all of the changes that we we thought we heard that they wanted to see. And our our perception of that meeting was we we really kind of achieved those goals. We brought it down from 35 ft to 26 feet. The ADU ordinance allows 25. So, we're a foot above that. But importantly, we modified window placements. We modified location of HVAC equipment. Uh we agreed to some trees between the properties and we agreed to improve the alley to to 2 in of of asphalt. Now, appreciate uh public works director explaining that that what is required. I think what would be helpful for all developers is to understand what what the standard means. If asphalt isn't good enough, is there a cross-section? Are there standards? Is it X inches of concrete? I mean, there needs to be an an objective standard that an engineer can say this is what it is so that the developer can know if we're going to agree to bring it up to public standards. That's fine. We need to know what that costs before we can say yes or no. Um, understand the asphalt thing, but we need a cross-section like we do on a street. Streets have a certain standard with a subgrade and width and those things. So, um, happy to send it back to planning commission. I don't think it's unusual to go back to planning commission when there's been so many changes. It's it's essentially a different application than what planning commission saw. So, we're happy to have those uh have them look at it again and we're happy to continue the dialogue with the neighbors as well. Um and just and before um we have the um folks who have signed up come up to speak, I would also like to say I think you know I hearing from staff that a lot of the conversation at the planning commission was that we had just passed this ADU ordinance and I think part of what I'd like to hear from them in addition to ironing out this issue with the alley is um with the changes that have been proposed um are they are they still of the opinion that um that we we should not allow for sort of an additional density beyond the ADU ordinance because at the time in addition to sort of a lot of these technical evaluations not being addressed um it that is my understanding is that was much of the conversation and so I I I think it would be very helpful to hear um more uh from them on that G again given that so much has changed on the application. And so with that, um, mayor, I'd like to have the, um, folks who've showed up to speak to do that. Thank you. >> All right. Sam Grimit, >> he had to leave for an appointment. He wasn't sure if this was >> Okay, Christina Griffith. All right. Good morning. Can you hear me? Okay. >> My name is Christina Griffith. I live at 1424 Northwest 17th Street, next door to the property in question. I'm asking you to uphold the planning commission's nearly unanimous recommendation to deny the zoning. I'm a Gatewood resident who, as a single mother, invested $600,000 of my life savings to my home because it's on an R1 block in a UCD. I am not anti-development, but I am pro- compatibility. This proposal is not compatible with surrounding properties and is a clear example of spot zoning that ignores Gatewood UCD laws, municipal codes, and the city's comprehensive plan. In this bud, the developer is proposing to triple the density, effectively creating an R3 lot with no buffer with surrounding R1 lots. As the planning commission noted, this level of density does not belong here. The UCD guidelines specifically look to protect harmonious and orderly growth. This proposal is neither. By building two additional residences in a backyard that will be larger than the existing home, the applicant is attempting to bypass the intent of our conservation standards. Unlike a smaller ADU, a duplex is a high intense use. It destroys the open backyard character that is a hallmark of Gatewood. If allowed, the conservation of our district becomes a suggestion rather than a law. This al this is also a clear violation of several plan OC policies which emphasizes supporting the stability of established neighborhoods. You cannot stabilize a neighborhood by allowing looming structures to be dropped into the middle of the block, stripping away the privacy and open space of every adjacent neighbor. This design also contradicts the safety and environmental principles of our city as a primary entry for these units is through a hidden alley rather than the street. This creates a dead zone without eyes on the street directly across from a middle school. Lastly, as stated by the developer, the purpose of this large-scale project is to create rental income to cover his son's mortgage so he can purchase the home. The city already has a solution for this, ADUs. The developer plainly stated that they aren't building an ADU because it wouldn't be as profitable. Respectfully, a developer's profit margin is not a valid reason to ignore city code or to degrade the property values and desiraability of the surrounding homeowners. While we can empathize with personal financial goals, financial gain is not a legal basis for a zoning variance or a land use change. Zoning is designed to regulate land use for the public good, not to subsidize an individual's private mortgage or to facilitate specific real estate transactions. >> 30 seconds remaining. Upholding the integrity of the UCD is not an infringement on property rights. It is the enforcement of a collective agreement between the city and the citizens. We are the residents who live here. We will deal with the traffic, the loss of privacy, and the impact of our investments long after the developer has moved on. If you allow this, you are telling every resident in the UCD that their zoning protections are meaningless. Please listen to the planning commission and the neighbors and deny this request. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Thomas. Love it. Good afternoon. My name is Thomas Love. I reside at 1424 Northwest 17th Street. We are asking you to deny Spud 1765. The application is a textbook example of spot zoning. It attempts to grant special density privileges to a single lot midblock, breaking the rules that every other homeowner on the street follows. It prioritized speculative profit over long-term stability of our community. Our block is zoned R1 with an urban conservation overlay. The UC designation is a promise made by the city to protect the physical character of these blocks. Policy C9 of the development guide mandates that we maintain historical lot and block sizes. The established rhythm of Gaywood is a single family homes with open green rear yards by jamming a two-story duplex townhouse into a backyard. This proposal shatters that rhythm. It introduces a density intensity that does not exist on this block face. If you approve this, you render the urban conservation overlay meaningless. You're effectively telling us that our zoning protections can be bought. I want to talk about the physical impact on our street. Northwest 17th Street is classified as a neighborhood street designed for lowintensity residential use. Increasing density midblock places an undue burden on our infrastructure. First, parking. This proposal forces more cars onto a street that is already narrow. Second, drainage. To build this structure, the applicant must cover a massive amount of permeable soil with concrete and roof. In an older neighborhood, replacing green space with impervious surface runoff increases runoff into our already stressed storm and sewer systems. And per the staff report, we already reside in a v vulnerable aquifer. The development guide requires that new development fits the capacity of the infrastructure. Tripping the density to a midblock backyard strains our streets and sewers without contributing to the necessary upgrades. Finally, we consider the precedent that you set today. If you approve a two-story duplex rental unit in the backyard of a midblock R1 lot, you are effectively rewriting zoning codes for the entire neighborhood. There is nothing unique about this lot that justifies a spud. If this is approved, what are the defense against the next applicant and the next? You're inviting peacemeal erosion of our single family district. We rely on the planning commission and the city council to provide certainty and stability, not to reszone our neighborhood one backyard at a time. Council, there is no hardship on this land. This lot is fully functional as it is. This is purely a financial play when it comes to neighborhood stability. >> The residents are united. We don't want this. Stand with your Please stand with your city manager Craig Freeman, your peers at the planning commission, and the city's comprehensive plan for development and deny the spud. Hold our line on zoning and protect our UCD from the green greed of a developer. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Sandra Casimus, >> good morning. I'm back to support our friends on that are directly affected by this spud request. I'm a friend, a longtime friend of the Strupals. I respect that the everything that they have done in my neighborhood in which Randy and I, my husband, we've lived there for 20 years at least, probably longer. But um in this case, I do hardily disagree with this plan for this property. This house, let's get back to facts. This is a neighborhood of old houses. This is one of the first neighborhoods in town. And this house itself is over 110 years old. As you might guess, these properties need to be rehabbed. And Jeff is really the right person to do a good job on the house, but we don't need apartment buildings in my neighborhood. And um the simple thing is just cutting to brass tax is that they've purchased this property knowing that they would have to go to this process. They've gone through this process so many times that they didn't even think about the fact that it might be declined that there would be people against it. They didn't come to the neighborhood to ask of their neighbors whether we agreed or not. I just don't understand that. They just thought it would be passing automatically and they forgot that we're a community in Gatewood and if this were Heritage Hills, this wouldn't be happening quite frankly. But we're we're just not set up the way that maybe we should have been and I wasn't around to do that. So, um, anyway, I do hope I do hope you feel as I do that this change as it's written is not appropriate and that if you that you agree with me regrettably and that you support the support of our neighborhood as it is and vote against this. Thank you. >> Thank you. That concludes the residents who sign up to speak. >> Yes. Um, so with that, I would like to um make a motion that we remand this back to the planning commission. Um, Amy, is is that okay enough language or do I need to say anything? >> So, Kenny Jordan. Um, so on this zoning item, Councilwoman Hammond wishes to send it back to the planning commission for further consideration. Is that the motion basically? >> Yes, that would just be a motion to >> Okay, I'd like to make that motion. >> Okay. All right. So, this is going to cover items B1 and two to send them all back to the planning commission. Let's see if we can get a motion. Motion in a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. All right. Item E1 is the public hearing regarding the dilapidated structures here listed. me. Has anyone signed up to speak? >> No, they haven't. >> They have not. So, we'll advance to the resolution found at E2 declaring that structures are dilapidated. Have a motion in a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item F1 is the public hearing regarding the unsecured structures here listed except for those previously struck. Amy, has anyone signed up to speak? >> No, they haven't. >> They have not. So, we'll advance to the resolution found at F2 declaring the structures are unsecured. >> We have a motion in a second. Cast your votes. >> Passes unanimously. Item G1 is a public hearing regarding the abandoned buildings here listed except for those previously struck. Amy, has anyone signed up to speak? >> No, they haven't. They have not. So we'll move to the resolutions at a G2 declaring that the buildings are abandoned. A motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item H1 is the public hearing regarding the 5-year capital improvement plan. Amy, has anyone time to speak? >> No, they haven't. >> They have not. So that brings us to H2, the resolution adopting the five-year capital improvement plan. I remind you we uh spoke about this at there was presentation on this at our last meeting. So this is the second of two meetings where this is being considered. Uh there's no further presentation. If the council wishes to adopt the resolution, they could make a motion. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. >> Passes unanimously. Item I is a resolution adopting standards and describing procedures for soliciting and contracting with construction managers for construction management at risk public improvement projects. There's a presentation on this. Mr. City Manager. >> Yes. W Miller, our public works director, is going to give us an overview of the changes uh and are the uh standards that are put forward in the construction manager risk improvement projects. Public improvement projects. Basically um we haven't used this hadn't used this process in the past. We started using it here recently and um in using that we wanted to make sure that whether it's a public trust or it's the city using that you can come up Debbie that we are using the same standards. So I'm going just let Debbie just talk through real quickly the way we're doing this. I know we've talked with you a little bit about the process particularly as it uh uh applies to the arena project. But I want to let Debbie talk us through the standards that we're applying a city engineer that she's helped work with the staff and the team and those that are working in other departments developing these uh using this methodology and uh make sure that we're applying the right uh method to the right situations. And so Debbie, I'll let you give us a quick update on this. >> Sure. Uh Debbie Miller, public works director. Yes, staff and I work together. Um this is a new uh delivery process um that's starting with the arena but we do have other projects that are complicated enough that we want to sorry you guys are quicker than um that we would like to use this process on. So we have developed this process with legal and all the other departments and it's to be consistent throughout the city and the trust. So I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. All right. Thanks, Debbie. >> Thank you. >> Any questions? >> All right, then. Oops. Any questions? Seeing none, then we can adopt uh the resolution found at item 11 I. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11J1 is a resolution authorizing the municipal council to confess judgment without admitting liability in the case of Stafford v city of OKC. Staff is not requesting an executive session. Have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item K is an executive session to discuss collective bargaining negotiations for fiscal years 25 26 26 27 uh with the FOP IAF and ASME. Uh this is an executive session we would handle at the other end of our other business but we can vote now to conduct it. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously as stated. We'll handle that at the end of our other business. Uh item L is a claim recommended for denial. Executive session is not requested. We can take a vote on 1A. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. Item M1A is a claim recommended for approval. Staff has not requested an executive session. We could take a vote on that. I have a motion in a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. That concludes our votes for the day. Uh we are now at item 12. Comments from council. Word two. >> Yes. Thank you, mayor. Uh construction began yesterday, as many OKC residents are aware, on historic Uptown 23rd Street district. And so I just wanted to take some time to walk people through uh why and what those enhancements will be. Uh when you look at walk score, OKC unfortunately um has a walk score of 34 out of 100 which makes it currently one of the 44th lowest of all of America's large cities. Uh our transit score unfortunately as well as for public transit is 17. So, this major corridor, this main street, uh, voters approved in 2017, Better Street, Safer City, and that combined with an ACOG, an Association of Central Oklahoma government's grant, uh, it's going to bring $9.3 million worth of, uh, safety improvements between Broadway to Western, make the area, uh, safer for pedestrians, for people using public transit, and for for the vehicles traveling this welltraveled road. The following are those improvements. We will be resurfacing the street. Uh we will be removing the 11 current trees uh which exist right now uh for four blocks. When we do that, we will be adding to those four blocks 29 uh trees there will be. And by the way, that's between Lee and Harvey where that median is right now with those current 11 trees. So again, 29 trees will go there and we'll have a total of 141 street trees lining the sidewalks north and south between Broadway and Western. So I'm a big tree person, so I was, you know, quite sad when I learned these trees would go from the median. But to see such a net increase and moreover a reuse of the trees we're taking down right now they are finding a new home with uh the residents uh at the zoo. Right. So it's a way to reuse those trees. These trees that were uh once in the median provided shade for vehicles and now those trees on the sidewalk will provide shade for pedestrians whether in a wheelchair, stroller, walking, but it will also provide protection for the pedestrian on the uh sidewalk from the vehicles traveling what will be a resurface four-lane road. We will also see at the intersection of Hudson and 23rd a new traffic signal. This was at the request Yes. Yes. Word seven, Councilman Pennington. Uh this was at the request of the business owners and the residents who were on the stakeholder advisory board. Uh they very much advocated for that traffic signal there at Hudson and 23rd. Moreover, we'll be replacing an aging water line which exists between Western Avenue and Lee Avenue. And speaking of improving that transit score, you're going to see new bus shelters. You're also going to see lighting improvements for safety. So, new street lights. Those sidewalks I mentioned that are going to go south and north are actually going to be wider and ADA compliant. I would challenge anyone right now if you were to go to Uptown 23rd and try and walk those sidewalks, you'll see utility poles, light poles in the middle of the sidewalk. So again, if you're a child in a stroller, you are a person with a disability or you're a senior and you're trying to navigate those sidewalks, good luck. It is is not easy. So, I'm excited to see those safety improvements there. Those safety improvements also involve safer, shorter crosswalks. all every intersection between Broadway and Western. At certain key intersections, you'll also see uh bike crossing uh safety infrastructure as well, south to north. And uh let me just conclude by saying this. Uh we're doing everything we can over the next 18 months to minimize the disruptions construction brings to an area. I know this very well as someone who stewarded alongside uh city staff and Rudy Construction and the PO Arts District Board as well as the merchants in the PO. It was a year-long project and day after day I went out there and uh witnessed that work. Every week on Tuesdays, I participated in joint meetings with all the stakeholders I just said. So, while we work to minimize those disruptions, I have a request of not just residents in the city of OKC, but to anyone in our surrounding suburbs and exerbs in our small towns. Now is the time to come to Uptown. Now is the time to support the local businesses which call this historic district home. As we work to improve the walkability and the safety for uh people who are traveling in vehicles along this corridor, we need to do everything we can to make sure that we don't lose any of those businesses, right? The market will market, but we have an opportunity. The market is not some like, you know, invisible hand that just does things. We are the market. We are the people. And we have an opportunity to go support these businesses. And so I would encourage you to do so right now. If there's a business you've never tried before, this would be what an opportunity. And then city manager, uh, something I'm very intrigued by is going back to, like I said, the process for the PO. Every Tuesday we met every Tuesday. And there were things we saw as the construction began that required revisions, edits, just like you're writing a paper and you have to revise it. And we wouldn't have known that till we saw the work. And right now I'm to understand we're looking at like monthly meetings like that. And I would strongly encourage us to look at the way u one of our uh city employees Mike Clark helped steward the po. And I think with our new project manager for this one, Ryan Koncha, we have an opportunity to do that as well. So I would really strongly encourage us to make sure we have those regular if not weekly meetings than bi-weekly meetings. I'm hearing this already from stakeholders and I just know it from my own personal experience with the PO stakeholders and the merchants and with Rudy that this would be this is a much more traveled corridor, right? It's right down the street from our state's capital and we are its capital city. So, I just think if not every week, bi-weekly will uh help us make this process smoother and allow us to better communicate to our residents and to those businesses the work undergoing and the work ahead. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Word four. >> Word five. >> I'm going to take a out of one of Councilman Stone Ciphers playbooks here. only what I want to read to you didn't come from the New York Times. It came from a Reddit thread about Oklahoma City. So, tens of people have probably read this. But, and I want to preface this by saying that there isn't a single mention of race creed color economic anything in here. It's just a person says, "Tomorrow will be my last day in OKC. It feels surreal now. I came here for work just like every other place I've ever been, but became part of the community. music groups, veterans outreach, engineering, networking groups. I made this place my home. In the five years I've been here, I have advanced my career, bought a home, advanced my music, made tons of new friends, and established myself within a city that I didn't even want to be in when I got here. I saw this as another stepping stone until I found something better for my long-term goals. Well, I reached those long-term goals and now I'm sad to leave. Thank you, Oklahoma City. It's been wonderful. I learned a lot in five years and the hospitality I've received from the city has altered the way I interact with people at all levels. I'll never forget my time here. And by the way, you still can't drive. >> That's it. >> Thank you. W six. >> Yes. I would just like to um I think Councilman Cooper covered a lot in the uh discussion about Uptown 23rd and being that it's a border we share. I, you know, makes me think back to like early in our time on council almost six years ago, um that we were having conversations about the design for this project and um some community meetings and input and I know a lot of the um plans and um and the design and everything got slowed down by the pandemic. Um, as we all know, construction costs went up and um, I just really want to commend and and publicly thank all of the community members, the Uptown District Board, all their committees, um, their volunteers, all the neighborhood residents on both the W 2 and W six side of the district, um, who have been involved in the conversations about and advocated for, um, you know, finding additional monies for trees and some of the other things that, um, the budget wasn't going to be able to cover. So, I think like I said, um Councilman Cooper so well covered all of the um really wonderful stuff coming and kind of what we need to keep in mind. But I just all I'd like to add is just thank you to all of those um volunteers who really have um spent so much time and effort and um and really demonstrated their care for this district by really staying committed to this project over many many years. Um and very excited to see it um break ground and start to come to fruition. Thank you. Word seven. Word eight. >> Yes. Thank you, your honor. Um, I want to say a special thank you to Mana Holloway, our court administrator, and Christy Jagger, our director of public information and marketing. We've been trying to push a big drive on our warrant program to uh reduce the number of outstanding warrants uh in Oklahoma City. We just passed the uh 11,000 cases closed mark. Uh, I like to call it Operation Second Chance. Come in. We'll help you get rid of your warrant. You won't be arrested. Our goal is to get to uh 12,000 closed cases by March 31st, 26. I also want to thank these or news organizations who have done articles or news stories about this promotion. Channel 9, Channel 4, The Oklahoma, KOSU, the Free Press, and Channel 5. Thank you. Thank you. Now we are at item uh 13, citizens to be heard, and we have uh Steve Hunt. And I remind everybody uh state your name and address, and you have three minutes or less. All right, Steve Hunt, 2528 Northwest 57th. Once again, Ward James. Um number of things I'd like to talk about. Uh last council meeting when I brought up the omni stuff. Um you know the the three-month float that's occurring uh it was stated that you all can't speak while you're up there and and I understand that looked at the charter to find that. There was nothing in there. What I learned was that the council sets the rules for the meetings, which means that Mayor Halt, despite your recent defender of democracy ALC award, um it's not ALC. What's what's the name of that anyway? What that the the group um Anti-Defamation League Defender of Democracy, you have made rules to where this horseshoe cannot interact with people. And I mean, I know ADL is not, it's kind of an upside down world thing where they don't really defend democracy, but they give you that award. So, I'd like to maybe see if we can go around that right now. Um, and see if anyone who's not looking at their Angry Bird game right now would tell me if they are aware of the Main Street Sports Group issue with the Thunder broadcast. And that amazingly on Martin Luther King Day is going to be the day that their insolveny comes in because that's where uh it was the 5th when they were given their 14-day period to uh find out what they're doing. I received a message from um Access Industries in London uh from their comm's person saying that they couldn't talk about it, which was code word for they're not going to bail them out, which means we now have an opportunity to get the Oklahoma City Thunder on overtheair television so that everyone can watch their team that they love. You know, I have received some heartbreaking messages from families that, you know, grandma and grandpa have to sit at the table and listen on the radio because they can't watch. That's that's that's awful. That's awful because going back all the way to 2008 when the Thunder were coming. Um, you know, we're talking about how it's going to create a circular economy. It's going to be for the people. I've seen so many things that that's not true. You know, when I worked at Jetet FBO, um, the owner had me talk to Sam Prey like he's like, "Steve, you need to go off on this dude." Because they were using a a Chicago charter flag company paying $20,000 more than if they use local. And so I want you all to please >> think about this issue 30 seconds >> because the house of cards of financialization is gonna fall soon. We are in a second Pinsquare bank day. There's no denying it. And you all have seen Mayor Hull going up to New York City doing his little coyote ugly dance on the bar on behalf of his big finance buddies as he plays his Angry Bird game. Now if the uh the person doing the broadcast could maybe get a picture of him like they used to not paying attention. Uh, it would mean a lot to me. Thanks everyone. Have a good day and Martin Luther King Day. Uh, >> thank you. Next up is Naen Smith. >> Good morning. Um, do I need to give my address? Also, >> please. >> Uh, 3429 Northwest 69th Street. Um, my name is Naen Smith and I'm here to prevent my mother's home from going on resale recently. Carvidel, she lives in Carverdale in your district, Mr. Pennington. And what's so unfair about what has happened to me about my mom's home? I have tried I've talked with uh the leaders of the county uh the assessor uh for the community and they're going to put her house on the 16th of January. They're going to put her house on resale if I don't come up with $2,000 which I was not even notified ahead of time. I've been paying the taxes. My mother left the house for us because she didn't want any of us, her children, to be homeless. But she didn't write it in a wheel. She's been gone for over 25 years. And this is my problem, Ben. I don't like to call myself an African-American because Elon Musk is from South Africa and I don't think he call himself an African-American, but I rather be called black. But in this article, I would like to say this. I'm going to try to hear because I know the time is short, but I want to show this from my mom's home and I was the author of this. Carverdale made the National Register, not the just the state, the National. It was considered, it's an article written, I did my research on this, his name is Mr. John B. Martin, city negro housing project viewed as model for the nation. And I still want to see that come to that and I want to get with you. But my thing is I had paid already 1660s something dollars. They want me out of the clear blue sky and I went to the county accessor Mr. Stein and I asked him since I am paying the taxes and they've been doing it in the past. He said we did it in the past. We can't do it anymore. But where I am with the city, Mr. Chris Miles. They they sent me to go talk to him to ask him could he descertify it, but under the circumstances, well, I don't know. But they sent me to Christa Miles. She no longer work for the city. How do they even know all that I even owe these? I don't I don't know who >> 30 seconds remaining. >> I don't know who to talk to, but I need help. And I do wish to have it desensitized to not put my mother's house. This is my mother right here. my mother and my father. My father died 30 years before she did. My name is on the deed. And so I would like to request that you all do something to help me keep my mom's house from getting on the resale uh list this coming January the 16th. I I would pay it if I owe it, but they need to give me some time. I don't think it's fair the way they're going about it, and I know that's not fair. So, I appreciate it if you could help me with that. >> Okay. Someone's going to meet with you, Miss Smith. Thank you. >> We have someone in the back that meet with you. >> Okay, shoot. >> Uh, Merily Perium. >> Hi, I'm Marily Perry. I live at 101 Northwest 16th Street. Um, I am the president-elect of the board of First Unitarian Church on 13th in Dwey and I'm a leader with voice voices organized in civic engagement, which is a nonpartisan group of about 20 churches and nonprofits that work together to uh affect make change on the issues that are affecting the people in our um institutions. Um, voice has been working on reaching out. We've probably had 25 meetings with various people in the OKC area to talk about this situation with immigration. We've talked with lawyers. We've talked with somebody from the sheriff's office. We've talked with uh people who are running um organizations like Sparrow and uh Community Response Network. Um, one person we reached out to OKC OK Oklahoma City Police and were not given a response. So, we've been unable to meet with anybody from Oklahoma City Police Department. I'm very concerned. We're all very concerned because um, families are being terrorized and separated, not by Oklahoma City Police, thankfully um, but by ICE and OK, the highway patrol is now part has a 22 287g with them. Uh people are living in fear. Uh citizens are being injured and detained. There was a 17-year-old who was injured the other day. A 17-year-old citizen who was detained and injured. Um and uh it's people are not going to the grocery store to church because they're afraid of what's going to happen. And this is people with a variety of immigration statuses, but also citizens. Um I know a couple of professionals in our community whose families Tara Jordan Delara a lawyer her she is a citizen her children were citizens but her husband was not and they were just afraid of what was going to happen. They moved to Spain so we're losing our professionals. Um also I am extra invested in this. On December 8th, I was doing ICER rapid response. Um, and Oklahoma City Police Department was called and I spent half an hour in the back of a police car along with a friend of mine. Well, separate police cars. Um, and so my big ask is that you will ask Oklahoma City Police Department to meet with voice to talk about this issue and how it's impacting >> um our community uh along as we've met with so many others already. Thank you. >> Thank you. That concludes citizens to be heard. We are now at item Oh, no. Actually, we got to go do our executive session. Um so we will go back and handle item K 11K and then we will return We are back from executive session and we have reached item 14 adjournment and we are adjourned.